Circadian rhythms in murine pups develop in absence of a functional maternal circadian clock
Circadian rhythms in murine pups develop in absence of a functional maternal circadian clock
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DOI:
10.1177/0748730406286264
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发表时间:
2006-04-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Albrecht, U
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作者:
Jud, C;Albrecht, U
A genetic approach was used to investigate whether the emergence of circadian rhythms in murine pups is dependent on a functional maternal clock. Arrhythmic females bearing either the mPer1(Brdm1)/Per2(Brdm1) or mPer2(Brdm)/Cry1(-/-) double-mutant genotype were crossed with wild-type males under constant darkness. The heterozygous offspring have the genetic constitution for a functional circadian clock. Individual pups born to arrhythmic mPer1(Brd1)/Per2(Brdm1) and mPer2(Brdm1)/Cry1(-/-) mothers in constant darkness without external zeitgeber developed normal circadian rhythms, but their clocks were less synchronized to each other compared to wild-type animals. These findings indicate that development of circadian rhythms does not depend on a functional circadian clock in maternal tissue, extending previous findings obtained from pups born to SCN-lesioned mothers.